Reddit Researcher

Search Reddit for posts and comments matching your keywords, extract insights and pain points.

Environment Variables

| Variable | Required | Default | Description | |----------|----------|---------|-------------| | REDDIT_SUBREDDITS | No | all | Comma-separated list of subreddits (e.g., technology,programming) | | REDDIT_KEYWORDS | Yes | — | Comma-separated keywords to search for | | REDDIT_SEARCH_ENGINE | No | bing | Search engine: bing, google, or reddit (direct JSON API) |

Scripts

scan.sh — Search Reddit

Searches Reddit for posts matching keywords using DuckDuckGo.

./scripts/scan.sh <keywords>

Output: List of Reddit post titles with URLs.

summarize.sh — Extract Pain Points

Fetches Reddit posts and extracts common themes, complaints, and requests.

./scripts/summarize.sh <post_urls_file>

Output: Markdown summary with pain points, desires, and patterns.

export.sh — Export Findings

Exports all research findings to a markdown file with timestamp.

./scripts/export.sh <summary_file>

Output: reddit-research-YYYY-MM-DD.md in the output directory.

Usage Example

export REDDIT_KEYWORDS="AI coding,ChatGPT,developer tools"
export REDDIT_SUBREDDITS="programming,technology,artificial"

# Search for posts
./scripts/scan.sh "$REDDIT_KEYWORDS" > posts.txt

# Summarize findings
./scripts/summarize.sh posts.txt

# Export results
./scripts/export.sh summary.md

Notes

• Uses Bing as primary search engine, with Reddit JSON API and Google as fallbacks — designed to work even when DuckDuckGo blocks automated queries
• Set REDDIT_SEARCH_ENGINE=reddit for direct Reddit API access (no search engine needed)
• Respects rate limits; adds delays between requests
• Results cached in ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/reddit-researcher/cache/
• Output format is Reddit markdown with proper link formatting